The Funhouse - The Punks are all right

I really enjoyed my week with Fugazi. Since I know Fugazi/Margin Walker/13 Songs so well, I decided to check out their whole discography this week as well. It's clear to me I had stopped paying attention after In on the Kill Taker, which is sad, but also cool because I get to really discover Red Medicine on.... The later stuff did make it clear (as I already kind of knew) that I want to get them in order moving forward as there is a clear progression in the band's sound/music. I had not realized how far they evolved and did not realize that they really reached the stratosphere and became something more than a Punk Band.

Joy Division... again, an album I know fairly well (maybe not as well as 13 Songs)... again an album I wouldn't really expect on this list. Although I knew from the Warsaw stuff on Heart and Soul that they had indeed once been a punk band. I debated skipping for the time being because I will be spending a lot of time with it soon as I will be reading the 33 1/3 after I finish the one on Electric Ladyland.
 
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You know, while it’s weird to have them in this “Punk” list, it is cool to listen to things like Devo and Joy Division through that filter. You really start to understand how influential it was and how Punk changed the landscape of music.
 
Lee Newman said:
Started in on The Slits the other day... so, huh, Bjork wasn't the revelation I always thought she was. weird. Like this one a lot too.
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You should listen to the Raincoats at the same time if you haven’t already listened to them. They released their debuts a couple months apart in 79 - they’re interesting to compare and contrast. The Slits’ original drummer left the the band and join the Raincoats.
 
I'm tentatively looking forward to Danny Boyle's Sex Pistols miniseries coming to Hulu. Kind of excited and scared at the same time.
There's also a new compilation album release too to go with the release in May.
I can't find anywhere to preorder it though 🤔.

www.nme.com

Sex Pistols announce new compilation 'The Original Recordings'

Sex Pistols have announced details of a new 20-track compilation – get all the details on 'The Original Recordings' here
www.nme.com www.nme.com
 
I'm tentatively looking forward to Danny Boyle's Sex Pistols miniseries coming to Hulu. Kind of excited and scared at the same time.
There's also a new compilation album release too to go with the release in May.
I can't find anywhere to preorder it though 🤔.

www.nme.com

Sex Pistols announce new compilation 'The Original Recordings'

Sex Pistols have announced details of a new 20-track compilation – get all the details on 'The Original Recordings' here
www.nme.com www.nme.com
 
Englishbob said:
I'm tentatively looking forward to Danny Boyle's Sex Pistols miniseries coming to Hulu. Kind of excited and scared at the same time.
There's also a new compilation album release too to go with the release in May.
I can't find anywhere to preorder it though 🤔.

www.nme.com

Sex Pistols announce new compilation 'The Original Recordings'

Sex Pistols have announced details of a new 20-track compilation – get all the details on 'The Original Recordings' here
www.nme.com www.nme.com
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Sound of Vinyl have a colour and a black up for sale right now.
 
I'm tentatively looking forward to Danny Boyle's Sex Pistols miniseries coming to Hulu. Kind of excited and scared at the same time.
There's also a new compilation album release too to go with the release in May.
I can't find anywhere to preorder it though 🤔.

www.nme.com

Sex Pistols announce new compilation 'The Original Recordings'

Sex Pistols have announced details of a new 20-track compilation – get all the details on 'The Original Recordings' here
www.nme.com www.nme.com
 
I'm tentatively looking forward to Danny Boyle's Sex Pistols miniseries coming to Hulu. Kind of excited and scared at the same time.
There's also a new compilation album release too to go with the release in May.
I can't find anywhere to preorder it though 🤔.

www.nme.com

Sex Pistols announce new compilation 'The Original Recordings'

Sex Pistols have announced details of a new 20-track compilation – get all the details on 'The Original Recordings' here
www.nme.com www.nme.com
 
I'm tentatively looking forward to Danny Boyle's Sex Pistols miniseries coming to Hulu. Kind of excited and scared at the same time.
There's also a new compilation album release too to go with the release in May.
I can't find anywhere to preorder it though 🤔.

www.nme.com

Sex Pistols announce new compilation 'The Original Recordings'

Sex Pistols have announced details of a new 20-track compilation – get all the details on 'The Original Recordings' here
www.nme.com www.nme.com
 
well, I got a whole lot of nowhere with the list, as is to be expected from me... might try again after the album generator project is over...

anywho...

Doing the audiobook of Our Band Could Be Your Life... which has me doing a deep dive, I guess, on Black Flag...

So far this is how I'd rate their albums/eps (that I've listened to):

1. Jealous Again
2. Family Man
3. Nervous Breakdown
4. Damaged
5. My War
 
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This morning, the book got me to listen to The Sex Pistols. I can’t remember the last time I gave Never Mind the Bullocks a chance, but this was the first time it clicked. I think being so close to the total unhingedness of Black Flag made me appreciate the musicality of it all. I still don’t like Johnny’s voice but meh.
 
Lee Newman said:
well, I go a whole lot of nowhere with the list, as is to be expected from me... might try again after the album generator project is over...

anywho...

Doing the audiobook of Our Band Could Be Your Life... which has me doing a deep dive, I guess, on Black Flag...

So far this is how I'd rate their albums/eps (that I've listened to):

1. Jealous Again
2. Family Man
3. Nervous Breakdown
4. Damaged
5. My War
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My War is mostly good in the first half, the title track is doing a lot of heavy lifting. But the second half is all slow and sludgy that it's basically a completely different band. I can't say I've listened to Family Man more than once years ago but everything Black Flag did after My War is completely forgettable from what I remember.
 
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